Saturday Self Challenge: Take a photo of something that represents New Year's Eve to you or of something you're looking forward to in the new year.
A garden can sometimes bring disappointment or frustration, but there is always anticipation and pleasure throughout the whole year. Today it's a bit bedraggled, but the promise for 2018 is already there.

The PiPs show Helleborus orientalis taken today, and also some the seasonal changes throughout the year.